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Games like The Killing Antidote

If The Killing Antidote is your kind of game, the closest matches are Bio Goddess : Doomsday Begins, Morte Accendere and Airtight City 密闭之城1.0 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its modding community extends longevity, outfit customization adds replayability and atmospheric. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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The Killing Antidote is a third-person action RPG set in a future where a pathogenic outbreak continuously mutates the human population. Players control Jodi, a journalist navigating this hostile world to locate a rumored cure. The game blends shooting and melee combat with inventory management, puzzle-solving, and outfit customization. Reviewers highlight that combat feels responsive and satisfying, with players noting the weapon variety and mastery systems as particularly engaging. The title also supports modding and procedural challenge modes for added replayability. Players describe the experience as atmospheric and immersive, with the challenging difficulty and contemplative tone balancing action sequences. Currently in Early Access at $29.99, the game holds a 93% positive rating from over 2,100 Steam reviews and is playable on Steam Deck.

About The Killing Antidote: This is a TPS game. Shooting, fighting, dress-up, puzzle solving, and more. In the future, a special germ causes humans to be constantly infected and mutated. The protagonist, Jodi, is a brave journalist who goes on her way to find the legendary antidote and is in danger.

2024ActionIndieAdventureRPGEarly Access29.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby MetalStar Studio
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Combat feels responsive and satisfyingModding community extends longevityOutfit customization adds replayabilityAtmosphericChallengingContemplative

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Steam players who put hours into The Killing Antidote also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Bio Goddess : Doomsday Begins

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Killing Antidote.

    Top pick for The Killing Antidote fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Killing Antidote.

    Bio Goddess: Doomsday Begins is a third-person shooter survival game where players assume the role of a female high school student surviving in a school struck by a biochemical crisis. They investigate the events, uncover their connection to their father, and explore their own identity.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure23.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Morte Accendere

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for The Killing Antidote fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Killing Antidote.

    A sci-fi zombie infected third or first person action with elements of parkour, combat with weapons or hand to hand, many modes of transportation. Ability to craft items and build your safe zone.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Airtight City 密闭之城1.0

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for The Killing Antidote fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Killing Antidote.

    This is a TPS, horror-type action shooting game. The game will draw players into a terrifying dark world with detailed atmosphere rendering and weird story. Here, you are not defenseless, but even with a gun, you can't suppress the trembling from the heart. Game revenue is used for 2.0 development.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Resident Evil Revelations

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for The Killing Antidote fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Killing Antidote.

    Resident Evil® Revelations returns redefined for PC complete with high quality HD visuals, enhanced lighting effects and an immersive sound experience.

    2013ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. 深空七号 Deep Space 7

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Killing Antidote.

    Ranked #5 for The Killing Antidote fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Killing Antidote.

    This is an independent action shooting game with a third person horror atmosphere. Facing the terrifying monsters in the space station, you must overcome the shortage of supplies, solve numerous mysteries, and successfully escape danger

    2024ActionIndie5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Them and Us

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Killing Antidote.

    Ranked #6 for The Killing Antidote fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Killing Antidote.

    Them and Us is a classic, survival horror game with a focus on atmosphere and player immersion. Discover the truth of Alicia’s past as she descends further into her strange, unending nightmare.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Resident Evil 5

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with The Killing Antidote.

    Ranked #7 for The Killing Antidote fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Killing Antidote.

    This game is a port of the Games for Windows - Live version that was released in 2009. If you buy the Untold Stories Bundle here on Steam, it will be the same as upgrading to Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition.

    2009ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Resident Evil 4

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Killing Antidote.

    Ranked #8 for The Killing Antidote fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Killing Antidote.

    Survival is just the beginning. Six years have passed since the biological disaster in Raccoon City. Leon S. Kennedy, one of the survivors, tracks the president's kidnapped daughter to a secluded European village, where there is something terribly wrong with the locals.

    2023ActionAdventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to The Killing Antidote

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Resident Evil 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Killing Antidote.

    Reviewers of The Killing Antidote cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with The Killing Antidote.

    A deadly virus engulfs the residents of Raccoon City in September of 1998, plunging the city into chaos as flesh eating zombies roam the streets for survivors. An unparalleled adrenaline rush, gripping storyline, and unimaginable horrors await you. Witness the return of Resident Evil 2.

    2019Action39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Resident Evil

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Killing Antidote.

    Reviewers of The Killing Antidote cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with The Killing Antidote.

    The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.

    2015ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Resident Evil 3

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of The Killing Antidote cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with The Killing Antidote.

    Jill Valentine is one of the last remaining people in Raccoon City to witness the atrocities Umbrella performed. To stop her, Umbrella unleashes their ultimate secret weapon: Nemesis! Also includes Resident Evil Resistance, a new 1 vs 4 online multiplayer game set in the Resident Evil universe.

    2020Action39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Project Zomboid

    WHY THIS

    Shares mod support and an immersive mood with The Killing Antidote.

    Reviewers of The Killing Antidote cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with The Killing Antidote.

    Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..

    2013IndieSimulationRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Stellar Blade™

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Killing Antidote.

    Reviewers of The Killing Antidote cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with The Killing Antidote.

    Save humanity from extinction in post-apocalyptic action-adventure Stellar Blade™. Experience blistering combat and a twisting storyline as you unravel the mysteries of Earth’s downfall.

    2025ActionAdventureRPG59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The Evil Within

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of The Killing Antidote cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with The Killing Antidote.

    Developed by Shinji Mikami -- creator of the seminal Resident Evil series -- and the talented team at Tango Gameworks, The Evil Within embodies the meaning of pure survival horror. Highly-crafted environments, horrifying anxiety, and an intricate story are combined to create an immersive world that will bring you to the height of tension.

    2014Action19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Resident Evil 4

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Killing Antidote.

    Reviewers of The Killing Antidote cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with The Killing Antidote.

    Survival is just the beginning. Six years have passed since the biological disaster in Raccoon City. Leon S. Kennedy, one of the survivors, tracks the president's kidnapped daughter to a secluded European village, where there is something terribly wrong with the locals.

    2023ActionAdventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Killing Antidote at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Killing Antidote on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Killing Antidote.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under The Killing Antidote on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Killing Antidote.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Stardew Valley

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Killing Antidote on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with The Killing Antidote.

    You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?

    2016IndieSimulationRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Killing Antidote on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Killing Antidote.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Left 4 Dead 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Killing Antidote on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Killing Antidote.

    Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.

    2009Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Hollow Knight

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Killing Antidote on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Killing Antidote.

    Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Killing Antidote on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Killing Antidote.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Killing Antidote on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with The Killing Antidote.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with The Killing Antidote.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Killing Antidote.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Killing Antidote.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with The Killing Antidote.

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Killing Antidote.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Killing Antidote.

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Killing Antidote.

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Killing Antidote.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Killing Antidote

Does The Killing Antidote run on Steam Deck?
The Killing Antidote is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does The Killing Antidote cost?
The Killing Antidote is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Killing Antidote?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Killing Antidote are Bio Goddess : Doomsday Begins, Morte Accendere, Airtight City 密闭之城1.0.
Who developed The Killing Antidote?
The Killing Antidote was developed by MetalStar Studio.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on The Killing Antidote.

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